3 P’s of the Risen Christ

John 20:19–23 ESV

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.”

How did the risen Jesus act and what did he say?

1. The doors were locked.

2. They were afraid.

3. Jesus comes to them and stands in their midst.

Three gifts in what Jesus says:

1. Peace

Ephesians 2:14 ESV

For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility

Five relationships where Christ brings peace:

1. Peace between us and him.

2. Peace between us and God.

3. Peace between us and others who are in Christ.

4. Peace between us and our own souls.

5. Peace with the world.

2. Power

Acts 1:8 ESV

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

3. Purpose

John 20:21 ESV

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”

That’s our great purpose — in the peace of God, by the power of God, to do the will of God for the glory of God, and for the good of others.